07 May 2021
Group 1
This week’s spellings are based on words with new Phase 5 alternative sounds (oe, au and ew).
Joe toes August launch threw Andrew
Group 2
This week’s spellings are based on Phase 4 words.
float light sport start book snail
The children will be tested on these words next Thursday 13 May (training day Friday 14th May).
Please encourage your child to try practise the words by putting their words in a sentence using our handwriting guide. Also, look at the spelling activities guide for some ideas to practise these words.
30 April 2021
Group 1
This week’s spellings are based on words with new Phase 5 phonics sounds (aw, ph and wh).
yawning shawl Philip dolphin what when
Group 2
This week’s spellings are based on Phase 4 words.
chair burnt tenth sleep crash spoon
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 07 May. Please encourage your child to try practise the words by putting their words in a sentence. Also, look at the spelling activities guide for some ideas to practise these words.
23 April 2021
This week, we return to two spelling groups. The children have been told their group but please contact us (carolinetaylor@spherefederation.org and jackiefreeman@spherefederation.org) if you would like to check this.
Group 1
This week’s spellings are based on words with new Phase 5 phonics sounds (ir and ue).
thirteen first Sue blue rescue statue
Group 2
This week’s spellings are based on tricky words (Phase 4) that we would like the children to become secure with in their writing.
they you was he she my
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 30 April. Please encourage your child to try practise the words by putting their words in a sentence. Also, look at the spelling activities guide on the website and in your child’s homework books for some ideas to practise these words.
26 March 2021
This week’s spellings are based on words with new Phase 5 phonics sounds (oy and ea) and two tricky words.
meal speak their
enjoy boys people
The children will be tested on these words next Thursday 1 April. Please encourage your child to try practise the words by putting their words in a sentence. Also, look at the spelling activities guide on the website and in your child’s homework books for some ideas to practise these words.
19 March 2021
In class this week, we have moved onto Phase 5 phonics learning. This learning was started last half term as part of the phonics home learning but we are revising this to ensure all pupils have covered these sounds.
Here are the sounds included within Phase 5 phonics learning.
Here are this week’s spellings.
spray May
louder sprout
replied tried
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 26 March. When checking the spellings with your child, it is useful to put the word in a sentence so they understand its meaning. Look at the spelling activities guide on the website and in your child’s homework books for some ideas to practise these words. Making up silly sentences, using the words, would be a great way to practise spellings, handwriting and writing sentences!
Phonics Play
A few children have asked about login details for using Phonics Play at home.
Phonics Play is accessed through their website, not an app, and the login details are below. The children are familiar with the site and they should pick Phase 3, 4 or 5 games.
Username Sphere
Password Spher3
12 March 2021
This week’s spellings are based on words with Phase 3 sounds that we would like the children to practise (ure, ear and air).
chairs
hair
picture
sure
year
hear
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 19 March. When checking the spellings with your child, it is useful to put the word in a sentence so they understand its meaning. Look at the spelling activities guide on the website and in your child’s homework books for some ideas to practise these words. Making up silly sentences, using the words, would be a great way to practise spellings, handwriting and writing sentences!
05 March 2021
This week’s spellings are based on words with two syllables (like a ‘beat’ in a spoken word). By dividing words into syllables, this can help the children to try and write each syllable at a time. They should also be able to use their phonics knowledge to help to spell these words. The words are taken from the book Zog, by Julia Donaldson, which we will be reading in class next week.
zigzag
learning
hardest
dragon
golden
capture
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 12 March. When checking the spellings with your child, it is useful to put the word in a sentence so they understand its meaning. Look at the spelling activities guide on the website and in your child’s homework books for some ideas to practise these words. Making up silly sentences, using the words, would be a great way to practise spellings, handwriting and writing sentences!
11 December 2020
This week’s spellings are again based on tricky words where the children can’t always use their phonics knowledge to help them to spell the words.
Group 1 spellings (Based on the remaining tricky words in Phase 4)
come
little
one
when
out
what
Group 2 spellings (Based on the remaining tricky words in Phase 3)
was
my
you
they
all
are
04 December 2020
In class, we have two spelling groups. The children have been told their group and the homework/spelling sheet they bring home on a Friday matches the spellings they should be learning. If you want to clarify this with us, please email (carolinetaylor@spherefederation.org and jackiefreeman@spherefederation.org)
Group 1 (This week, the spellings are based on the tricky words in Phase 4)
said
have
like
some
were
there
Group 2 (This week, the spellings are based on the tricky words in Phase 3)
he
she
we
me
be
her
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 11 December. When checking the spellings with your child, it is useful to put the word in a sentence so they understand its meaning. Look at the spelling activities guide on the website and in your child’s homework books for some ideas to practise these words. Making up silly sentences, using the words, would be a great way to practise spellings, handwriting and writing sentences!
You might also want to practice the words by drawing word shapes around the words to show the ascenders (letters that stick up high) and descenders (letters that go below the line).
27 November 2020
Spellings
This week, the spellings are based on phonemes we have been learning in our phonics lessons (Phase 4).
sport
storm
burning
burst
growl
brown
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 04 December. When checking the spellings with your child, it is useful to put the word in a sentence so they understand its meaning. Look at the spelling activities guide on the website and in your child’s homework books for some ideas to practise these words. Making up silly sentences, using the words, would be a great way to practise spellings, handwriting and writing sentences!
You might also want to practice the words by drawing word shapes around the words to show the ascenders (letters that stick up high) and descenders (letters that go below the line).
